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Standard Version</a></span><br />The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Let the husband fulfill the duty to the wife, and likewise also the wife to the husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise the wife also to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let the husband fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_corinthians/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The husband must fulfill his [marital] duty to his wife [with good will and kindness], and likewise the wife to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise a wife to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A husband should fulfill his marital responsibility to his wife, and likewise a wife to her husband. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_corinthians/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_corinthians/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Husbands and wives should be fair with each other about having sex. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_corinthians/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Husbands and wives should satisfy each other's [sexual] needs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A man should fulfill his duty as a husband, and a woman should fulfill her duty as a wife, and each should satisfy the other's needs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_corinthians/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A husband should fulfill his obligation to his wife, and a wife should do the same for her husband. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_corinthians/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A husband should give to his wife her sexual rights, and likewise a wife to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let the husband fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let the husband render to the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife to the husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Let a man pay his wife her due, and let a woman also pay her husband his.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The husband should render the affection due to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_corinthians/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let the husband give his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife her husband. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />to the wife let the husband render the due benevolence, and in like manner also the wife to the husband;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Let the husband fulfill the duty to the wife, and likewise also the wife to the husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> to the wife let the husband the due benevolence render, and in like manner also the wife to the husband;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_corinthians/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Let the husband return to the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife to the husband.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let the husband render the debt to his wife, and the wife also in like manner to the husband. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />A husband should fulfill his obligation to his wife, and a wife should also act similarly toward her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The husband should fulfill his duty toward his wife, and likewise the wife toward her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let the husband give to his wife the love which he owes her; and likewise also the wife to her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Let a man bestow to his wife the love that is owed; in this way also, the woman to her husband.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Let the husband render to the wife that which is due, and likewise, also, the wife to the husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Let the husband give to the wife that which is due, and likewise the wife also to the husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Let the husband render to the wife due benevolence, and in like manner also the wife to the husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_corinthians/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />let the husband discharge his obligations to his wife: and likewise the wife to the husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Let a man pay his wife her due, and let a woman also pay her husband his.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Let the husband render to the wife <i>her</i> due; and, in like manner, the wife to the husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Let the husband render to the wife due benevolence; and in like manner also the wife to the husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=1172" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/7.htm">Principles of Marriage</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">The</a> <a href="/greek/435.htm" title="435: anēr (N-NMS) -- A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.">husband</a> <a href="/greek/591.htm" title="591: apodidotō (V-PMA-3S) -- From apo and didomi; to give away, i.e. Up, over, back, etc.">should fulfill</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3782.htm" title="3782: opheilēn (N-AFS) -- A debt, a duty, what is due. From opheilo; indebtedness, i.e. a sum owed; figuratively, obligation, i.e. duty.">marital duty</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to his</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynaiki (N-DFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">wife,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">and</a> <a href="/greek/3668.htm" title="3668: homoiōs (Adv) -- In like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally. Adverb from homoios; similarly.">likewise</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynē (N-NFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">wife</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to her</a> <a href="/greek/435.htm" title="435: andri (N-DMS) -- A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.">husband.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">4</span>The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-22.htm">Ephesians 5:22-33</a></span><br />Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. / For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. / Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-18.htm">Colossians 3:18-19</a></span><br />Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. / Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-1.htm">1 Peter 3:1-7</a></span><br />Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives / when they see your pure and reverent demeanor. / Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a></span><br />For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/5-18.htm">Proverbs 5:18-19</a></span><br />May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: / A loving doe, a graceful fawn—may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/4-9.htm">Song of Solomon 4:9-10</a></span><br />You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck. / How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/7-10.htm">Song of Solomon 7:10</a></span><br />I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Malachi 2:14-15</a></span><br />Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. / Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4-6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-6.htm">Mark 10:6-9</a></span><br />However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ / ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a></span><br />Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm">1 Timothy 5:14</a></span><br />So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">Exodus 21:10</a></span><br />If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-5.htm">Deuteronomy 24:5</a></span><br />If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let the husband render to the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife to the husband.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">Exodus 21:10</a></b></br> If he take him another <i>wife</i>; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/3-7.htm">1 Peter 3:7</a></b></br> Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with <i>them</i> according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/12-10.htm">Affection</a> <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Benevolence</a> <a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">Conjugal</a> <a href="/romans/13-7.htm">Due</a> <a href="/romans/15-28.htm">Duty</a> <a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Fulfill</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-2.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/romans/16-5.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-17.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/matthew/5-32.htm">Marital</a> <a href="/romans/15-27.htm">Owed</a> <a href="/romans/15-23.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/romans/15-31.htm">Render</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-8.htm">Right</a> <a href="/acts/22-28.htm">Rights</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-2.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">Affection</a> <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Benevolence</a> <a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">Conjugal</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">Due</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-1.htm">Duty</a> <a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Fulfill</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-4.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-4.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-4.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">Marital</a> <a href="/revelation/13-2.htm">Owed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-8.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-28.htm">Render</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-35.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-4.htm">Rights</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-4.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-1.htm">He discusses marriage;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-4.htm">showing it to be a remedy against sinful desires,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">and that the bond thereof ought not lightly to be dissolved.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-20.htm">Every man must be content with his vocation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-25.htm">Virginity wherefore to be embraced;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-35.htm">and for what respects we may either marry, or abstain from marrying.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the mutual responsibilities within marriage, reflecting the biblical principle of love and respect. In the cultural context of Corinth, where sexual immorality was prevalent, Paul underscores the importance of faithfulness and commitment. The term "marital duty" refers to the conjugal rights and responsibilities that spouses owe each other, rooted in the creation narrative of <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a>, where a man and woman become one flesh. This duty is not merely physical but encompasses emotional and spiritual support, aligning with <a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25</a>, where husbands are called to love their wives as Christ loved the church.<p><b>and likewise the wife to her husband</b><br>This phrase highlights the reciprocal nature of marital obligations, countering any cultural norms that might have placed unequal expectations on spouses. In the Greco-Roman world, women often had fewer rights, but Paul affirms their equal role in the marriage covenant. This mutual submission is further elaborated in <a href="/ephesians/5-21.htm">Ephesians 5:21</a>, where believers are instructed to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. The equality in fulfilling marital duties reflects the unity and partnership intended in marriage, as seen in the relationship between Christ and the church, where both parties are called to serve and honor each other.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of 1 Corinthians, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and extensive writings that form a significant portion of the New Testament.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a></b><br>The recipients of the letter, the church in Corinth was a diverse and dynamic community facing various moral and theological challenges, which Paul addresses in his epistles.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/marriage_in_corinth.htm">Marriage in Corinth</a></b><br>The cultural context of marriage in Corinth was influenced by both Jewish and Greco-Roman traditions, which often had differing views on marital roles and responsibilities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/m/mutual_responsibility_in_marriage.htm">Mutual Responsibility in Marriage</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes the importance of both spouses fulfilling their marital duties to each other. This mutual responsibility is foundational for a healthy and God-honoring marriage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_duty_in_context.htm">Understanding Duty in Context</a></b><br>The Greek word for "duty" implies an obligation or debt. In marriage, this suggests a committed and selfless approach to meeting each other's needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_love_and_respect.htm">The Role of Love and Respect</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of duty, it is undergirded by the broader biblical principle of love and respect, which should characterize all marital interactions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_selfishness.htm">Guarding Against Selfishness</a></b><br>This teaching challenges spouses to prioritize their partner's needs, countering the natural human tendency towards selfishness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_spiritual_dimension_of_marital_duties.htm">The Spiritual Dimension of Marital Duties</a></b><br>Fulfilling marital duties is not merely a physical or emotional task but a spiritual one, reflecting Christ's love for the church.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_a_spouse_rape_their_partner.htm">Can a spouse commit rape against their partner?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_acts_are_allowed_in_christian_marriage.htm">What sexual acts are allowed in Christian marriage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_life's_purpose.htm">What is the biblical view on marriage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_sexual_compatibility.htm">What does the Bible say about sexual compatibility?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">Let the husband render unto the wife her due</span>--such being the reading of the better MSS. In this verse the Apostle answers the scruples of those who already were married and who doubted whether they should continue so.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Due benevolence.</span> An euphemistic and needless modification by the copyists of the pure and simple expression of St. Paul, which, as shown by the best manuscripts, is "her due" - <span class="accented">debitum tori.</span> St. Paul is evidently entering on these subjects, not out of any love for them; but because all kinds of extreme views - immoral indifference and over scrupulous asceticism - had claimed dominance among the Corinthians. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">The</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">husband</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνὴρ</span> <span class="translit">(anēr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_435.htm">Strong's 435: </a> </span><span class="str2">A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">should fulfill</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποδιδότω</span> <span class="translit">(apodidotō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_591.htm">Strong's 591: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and didomi; to give away, i.e. Up, over, back, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[his]</span><br /><span class="grk">τὴν</span> <span class="translit">(tēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[marital] duty</span><br /><span class="grk">ὀφειλὴν</span> <span class="translit">(opheilēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> </span><span class="str2">A debt, a duty, what is due. From opheilo; indebtedness, i.e. a sum owed; figuratively, obligation, i.e. duty.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to [his]</span><br /><span class="grk">Τῇ</span> <span class="translit">(Tē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wife,</span><br /><span class="grk">γυναικὶ</span> <span class="translit">(gynaiki)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> </span><span class="str2">A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">likewise</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁμοίως</span> <span class="translit">(homoiōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3668.htm">Strong's 3668: </a> </span><span class="str2">In like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally. Adverb from homoios; similarly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡ</span> <span class="translit">(hē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wife</span><br /><span class="grk">γυνὴ</span> <span class="translit">(gynē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> </span><span class="str2">A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to [her]</span><br /><span class="grk">τῷ</span> <span class="translit">(tō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">husband.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνδρί</span> <span class="translit">(andri)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_435.htm">Strong's 435: </a> </span><span class="str2">A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">1 Corinthians 7:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">1 Corinthians 7:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">1 Corinthians 7:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">1 Corinthians 7:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">1 Corinthians 7:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">1 Corinthians 7:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">1 Corinthians 7:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">1 Corinthians 7:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">1 Corinthians 7:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">1 Corinthians 7:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 7:3 Let the husband render to his wife (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 7:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 7:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 7:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 7:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>